As the World Turns

The following is an excerpt from Your Daddy's Car-Tunes it Aint   Dateline November 4, 2008Los Angeles, CAFor me the year was 1999 and the vibe was doom and gloom.  The talk of the town back then was...

Google competitor off to rocky start

UPDATE July 29, 2008:The new search engine that launched yesterday, Cuil, didn't fare well on its first day despite considerable hype:"On Day 1 yesterday of its attempt to dethrone Google Inc. as king of the Internet...

'Banana' priced at $2,500

A work of art called 'Banana' is on display at Gallery Page in Halifax where the artist replaces a banana each day in the gallery window sill. The asking price is $2,500 and in exchange, the buyer will be...

Virgin Music Festival wraps up

Over 18,000 locals gathered at Fort Calgary over the weekend to enjoy the excellent musical line-up that made up the Virgin Music Festival. Though there were several minor issues raised by fans, the...

Street Performance World Championships

         This past weekend the 2008 Street Performance World Championships took place in Merrion Square, Dublin. The event took place over 3 days and included 120 free...

Stolen Reid art recovered

It has been confirmed that the stolen art work of Haida artist Bill Reid has been recovered by police (save  2 pieces). Fortunately, all of the art was found intact. " Almost all of celebrated Haida artist...

“Internet tricksters are like Pocket Cutting Footpads in the bad old days

.style2 {font-size: 9}800 words 20th May 2008category: Internet security;category: IT money making;category: Domain namestags: BBC TIMES Health, domain names,Internet security, Google, MSN, NLPYahoo, Paypal,...

Fireworks banned during Olympics

In order to ensure tight security during this summer's Olympic Games, the city of Beijing has banned fireworks for over three months. Can anyone say party pooper?" Dealers will be forced to suspend sales in the...

Red Sox win, fight with Rays

Baseball fans enjoyed an action-packed game Thursday at Fenway Park, where the Red Sox beat the Rays 7-1.  The win was not the only thing to cause excitement - an on field fight culminated in 3 players...

Sharks savage Mexico surfers

You know when you enter the "Ocean's Menuboard", as the "Entree Du Jour" what do you expect?  You are now part of the Food Chain, and as such, not at the Top  of the Food Chain anymore. Hence Fair...

Shopping for a Spouse

  Thanks to upscale matchmakers like Janis Spindel,  affluent men all across America are able to check 'find spouse' off their To Do lists at a considerable cost. " A new generation of pricey, upscale matchmakers caters to rich bachelors hoping to score the perfect...

Facebook Chat: kiss your productivity goodbye

Facebook is quietly rolling out its version of online chat, though it is not  yet present on my own network. In keeping with its aggressive use of online widgets, this chat feature will be hosted and run by Facebook's main site, and will not rely on a local...

Are Yahoo and MSN Helping to Hunt Down Tibet Rioters?

It is very interesting to note how quickly large American companies distance themselves from actions perpetrated by their overseas divisions, particularly when those divisions appear to be contributing to developing...

Windows XP: Going, going ... gone?

Is your computer using Windows XP platform? If you want to continue using XP, what problems will you face? If you buy a PC with Vista installed and decide you want XP instead, what are your options?"The approaching death of Windows XP may upset you, but it shouldn't come as a...

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